Forgot your password?  
| | | | | |
  Sign up for your free account today!  
Related Topics
Ole Edvart Rlvaag

Giants in the Earth | Quiz

Ole Edvart Rølvaag
This Study Guide consists of approximately 98 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Giants in the Earth.

Giants in the Earth | Quiz

Students: Take our free Giants in the Earth quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. Take the free quiz now!

Teachers: The BookRags Lesson Plan contains hundreds of test and quiz questions, including multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions. Create your own quiz or test with our automatic test generator, or choose from our ready-to-go chapter quizzes, midterm tests, and final exams. Don’t waste time reinventing the wheel, get the Lesson Plan today!

Directions: Click on the correct answer.

1)

Who are the spokesmen between the men of the large caravan and the settlers of Spring Creek? (from Book 1, Chapter 4 What the Waving Grass Revealed)

Hans Olsa and Tonseten.
Hans Olsa and Harry Solum.
Sam Solum and Per Hansa.
Tonseten and Harry Solum.
2)

Which of the following best describes Beret in the final chapter? (from Book 2, Chapter 4 The Great Plain Drinks...)

Near death.
Intensely pious.
Moderately crazy.
Totally insane.
3)

What illness does Tonseten suffer from? (from Book 1, Chapter 5 Facing the Great Desolation)

Rheumatism.
Alcoholism.
Cancer.
Depression.
4)

Who is the only person in the settlement who seems upset about what Per Hansa did with the stakes? (from Book 1, Chapter 4 What the Waving Grass Revealed)

Tonseten.
Sorine.
Hans Olsa.
Beret.
5)

What animal does Tonseten actually manage to hunt and kill using his crowbar? (from Book 1, Chapter 5 Facing the Great Desolation)

A duck.
A deer.
A badger.
A bear.
6)

What does Per Hansa think his wife's strange behavior is caused by? (from Book 1, Chapter 6 The Heart That Dared Not Let In the Sun)

Her gender.
Her pregnancy.
Food poisoning.
Fever.
7)

What is the name of the Irishwoman that Per Hansa fetches to help Hans Olsa? (from Book 2, Chapter 4 The Great Plain Drinks...)

Silly Sue.
Rosie.
Crazy Katie.
Crazy Bridget.
8)

Who comes to ask Per Hansa if he will make the trip to find the minister? (from Book 2, Chapter 4 The Great Plain Drinks...)

Tonseten.
Ola.
Sorine.
Kjersti.
9)

What do the neighbors liken the whitewashed walls of his house to? (from Book 1, Chapter 6 The Heart That Dared Not Let In the Sun)

Egg shells.
Bird droppings.
Ice.
Snow.
10)

How many wagons are in the first group of Norwegian settlers that come to Spring Creek? (from Book 1, Chapter 5 Facing the Great Desolation)

Ten.
One.
Five.
Four.
11)

What does the woman who was tied up when she came to Spring Creek try to do in the middle of the night? (from Book 2, Chapter 2 The Power of Evil in High Places)

She tries to steal Per Hansa's gun.
She runs away with Hans Olsa.
She tries to burn the sod house down.
She tries to steal And-Ongen.
12)

What does Per Hansa consider doing while Beret is in labor? (from Book 1, Chapter 6 The Heart That Dared Not Let In the Sun)

Hanging himself.
Plowing the fields.
Feeding the cows.
Helping with the birth.
13)

What chore does Per Hansa give to Ole while he is away at town? (from Book 1, Chapter 5 Facing the Great Desolation)

Mow the lawn.
Chop wood.
Barter for lumber.
Hunt ducks.
14)

What does the minister think about Peder Seier's name? (from Book 2, Chapter 3 The Glory of the Lord)

It is a glorious name.
It is a bad name.
It is a silly name.
It is a blasphemous name.
15)

Who, in Book 1, Chapter 4, says, "We need a preacher, I hear...Well, now we've got one!"? (from Book 1, Chapter 4 What the Waving Grass Revealed)

Tonseten.
Beret.
Henry Solum.
Per Hansa.
16)

What day is it when Ola and Store-Hans come to tell their father that the seeds have sprouted? (from Book 2, Chapter 2 The Power of Evil in High Places)

Sunday.
Friday.
Wednesday.
Monday.
17)

Who protests Peder Seier being baptized by the minister? (from Book 2, Chapter 3 The Glory of the Lord)

Beret.
Hans Olsa.
Per Hansa.
Kjersti.
18)

Tonseten says that the settlers should take names that reflect what? (from Book 2, Chapter 1 On the Border of Utter Darkness)

Their personalities.
Their occupations.
Their Norwegian heritage.
Their new settlement.
19)

Why does Hans Olsa ride out to his third quarter in the middle of a snowstorm? (from Book 2, Chapter 4 The Great Plain Drinks...)

To get some lumber.
To look after his cattle.
To visit Per Hansa.
To bury his dog.
20)

How does Per Hansa react to Beret's preaching? (from Book 2, Chapter 4 The Great Plain Drinks...)

He hangs on her every word.
He does not take it seriously.
He is very proud of her.
He yells at her.
21)

What type of meat do the Hansas share with their neighbors? (from Book 1, Chapter 6 The Heart That Dared Not Let In the Sun)

Moose.
Deer.
Bear.
Duck.
22)

What does Per Hansa buy with money from buying and selling furs? (from Book 2, Chapter 1 On the Border of Utter Darkness)

A heifer.
A new suit.
An oak tree.
A plow.
23)

What does Beret persuade Per Hansa to build? (from Book 1, Chapter 6 The Heart That Dared Not Let In the Sun)

A bed.
A wagon.
A cupboard.
A chest.
24)

Who is Torkel Tallaksen? (from Book 2, Chapter 2 The Power of Evil in High Places)

A Swedish man selling seed.
An Irish farmer with a large family.
A Norwegian newcomer with money.
A cousin of Tonseten's.
25)

Who says, "The guilty will receive their punishment in the end"? (from Book 1, Chapter 4 What the Waving Grass Revealed)

Beret.
Kjersti.
Per Hansa.
Sam Solum.
Copyrights
Giants in the Earth from BookRags and Gale's For Students Series. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.
Follow Us on Facebook
Homework Help